On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by Dave Grossman
(Click here)
Book Summary Information
Author: Dave GrossmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 0316330116
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780316330114
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
- Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices
Book Reviews of On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Book Review: Profound
Summary: 5 Stars
"Societies which ask men to fight on their behalf should be aware of what the consequences of their actions may so easily be."
The above quote is included in this book and, I think, sums up why everyone should read this. We so easily (and thoughtlessly) accept sending our men and women to war and we give little, if any, thought to the toll killing in battle takes on them. Grossman's in-depth research teaches us how much damage is caused by our indifference.
More On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Summary of On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman draws unsettling, even sinister parallels between the psychological conditioning required to make soldiers kill in war and the similar effect that videos, films, games and movies have in civilian society.General Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Books I Read 2008 - Part One
Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation (Vintage Departures)by Michael Zielenziger
Vintage; Published: 2007-09-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.82
Price in other shops:
The DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: How Science Fiction Conquered the Worldby Thomas M. Disch
Free Press; Published: 2000-07-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
Griefby John B. Spencer
Do Not Pr; Published: 2003-11-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.02
Price in other shops:
Loop: ('THE RING' series, book 3)by Koji Suzuki
Vertical; Published: 2006-10-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.95
Price in other shops:
The Hungry Ocean: The Captain's Storyby Linda Greenlaw
Sceptre; Published: 2000-02-17; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan (Kodansha Globe)by Alan Booth
Kodansha Globe; Published: 1996-05-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.59
Price in other shops:
Night Shiftby Stephen King
New English Library Ltd; Published: 1979-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $25.98
Depths (Vintage)by Henning Mankell
Vintage; Published: 2008-04-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
Under the Bright Lightsby Daniel Woodrell
Pocket; Published: 1998-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.40
Price in other shops:
Ghosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers and My Uncle Arthur, New York's Greatest Hoarders (An Urban Historical)by Franz Lidz
Bloomsbury USA; Published: 2003-10-22; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.75
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Characterby Jonathan Shay
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1995-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.81
Price in other shops:
The Gift of Fearby Gavin De Becker
Dell; Published: 1999-05-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.93
Price in other shops:
Training at the Speed of Life, Vol. 1: The Definitive Textbook for Police and Military Reality Based Trainingby Kenneth R. Murray
Armiger Publications; Published: 2006-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $32.95
Price in other shops:
Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Forceby David Klinger
Jossey-Bass; Published: 2006-09-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.31
Price in other shops:
The Second Tourby Terry P Rizzuti
Spinetinglers; Published: 2008-11-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.30
Price in other shops:
Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughs On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldierby MSG Paul R. Howe
AuthorHouse; Published: 2005-10-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.31
Price in other shops:
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill : A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violenceby Dave Grossman, Gloria Degaetano
Crown; Published: 1999-10-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops:
Bulletproof: The Making of an Invincible Mindby Chuck Holton
Multnomah Books; Published: 2005-03-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.26
Price in other shops:
Sharpening the Warriors Edge: The Psychology & Science of Trainingby Bruce K. Siddle
PPCT Research Publications; Published: 1995-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.58
Price in other shops:
On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peaceby Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen
Warrior Science Publications; Published: 2008-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.25
Price in other shops: